Worldly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɜːldli/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɜːldli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɜːldli/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɜːldli/.

Examples

worldly goods and advancement
temporal possessions of the church
the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blase temporal secular

Antonyms

unworldly

Parts of Speech

adjective	characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world “worldly goods and advancement”
adjective	very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world “the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'”

Word Forms

worldliness	noun	concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs
world	noun	the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

weltlich

charakteristisch für die zeitliche Welt oder ihr gewidmet im Gegensatz zur spirituellen Welt

🇫🇷French

mondain

caractéristique ou consacré au monde temporel par opposition au monde spirituel

🇪🇸Spanish

mundano

Característica o dedicada al mundo temporal en contraposición al mundo espiritual.

🇮🇹Italian

mondano

caratteristico o devoto al mondo temporale in contrapposizione al mondo spirituale

🇳🇱Dutch

werelds

kenmerkend voor of toegewijd aan de tijdelijke wereld, in tegenstelling tot de spirituele wereld

🇵🇹Portuguese

mundano

característico ou dedicado ao mundo temporal em oposição ao mundo espiritual

🇷🇺Russian

мирской

Характеристика или посвященность временному миру в отличие от духовного мира

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सांसारिक

आध्यात्मिक दुनिया के विपरीत लौकिक दुनिया की विशेषता या उसके प्रति समर्पित

🇧🇩Bengali

জাগতিক

আধ্যাত্মিক জগতের বিপরীতে অস্থায়ী জগতের বৈশিষ্ট্য বা নিবেদিত

🇮🇳Tamil

உலகியல்

ஆன்மீக உலகத்திற்கு மாறாக தற்காலிக உலகத்தின் சிறப்பியல்பு அல்லது அர்ப்பணிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాపంచిక

ఆధ్యాత్మిక ప్రపంచానికి విరుద్ధంగా తాత్కాలిక ప్రపంచం యొక్క లక్షణం లేదా అంకితం చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

सांसारिक

अध्यात्मिक जगाच्या विरूद्ध लौकिक जगाचे वैशिष्ट्य किंवा समर्पित

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુન્યવી

આધ્યાત્મિક વિશ્વની વિરુદ્ધ ટેમ્પોરલ વિશ્વની લાક્ષણિકતા અથવા સમર્પિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೌಕಿಕ

ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮೀಸಲಿಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലൗകികമായ

ആത്മീയ ലോകത്തിന് വിരുദ്ധമായി താൽക്കാലിക ലോകത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അർപ്പിതമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਨਿਆਵੀ

ਅਧਿਆਤਮਿਕ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

دنیاوی

روحانی دنیا کے برخلاف دنیاوی دنیا کی خصوصیت یا اس کے لئے وقف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

世俗

属于现世世界的特征或致力于现世世界，而不是精神世界

🇯🇵Japanese

世俗的な

精神的な世界とは対照的に、この世の世界に特徴的な、またはそれに特化した

🇰🇷Korean

세속적인

영적 세계와 반대되는 현세 세계의 특징 또는 헌신

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trần tục

đặc trưng hoặc dành cho thế giới tạm thời trái ngược với thế giới tâm linh

🇹🇭Thai

ทางโลก

ลักษณะหรืออุทิศให้กับโลกฝ่ายโลกซึ่งตรงข้ามกับโลกฝ่ายวิญญาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

duniawi

karakteristik atau dikhususkan untuk dunia sementara sebagai lawan dari dunia spiritual

🇵🇭Filipino

makamundo

katangian ng o nakatuon sa temporal na mundo kumpara sa espirituwal na mundo

🇲🇾Malay

duniawi

ciri atau dikhaskan kepada dunia duniawi berbanding dengan dunia rohani

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دنيوي

سمة أو مخصصة للعالم الزمني على عكس العالم الروحي

🇮🇷Persian

دنیوی

مشخصه یا اختصاص به دنیای دنیوی در مقابل جهان معنوی

🇹🇷Turkish

dünyevi

Manevi dünyanın aksine geçici dünyanın özelliği veya ona adanmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹלָמִי

מאפיין או מסור לעולם הזמני בניגוד לעולם הרוחני

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